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WINisd
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:26 am
by Tim
I am looking at downloading this, and I am wondering is there any specific one to download??
I googled it and came back with several options
beta version, Pro,etc...
which one do I need??
Tim
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:39 am
by Bwcad1
i prefer the beta. but i only use it for home modeling as ive found it to be hideously incorrect in cars.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:44 am
by Tim
okay thanks, you reckon I should skip it all together.??
Tim
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:19 am
by Bwcad1
its fun to play around with and there are lots of guys here who swear buy it. but in my personal experience i think its misleading and 9/10 times so incorrect it wasn't worth the time.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:25 am
by loudwagon15s
Bwcad1 wrote:its fun to play around with and there are lots of guys here who swear buy it. but in my personal experience i think its misleading and 9/10 times so incorrect it wasn't worth the time.
well, isnt it at least good for calculating port legnth?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:38 am
by Tim
okey dokey then, therein lies my answer
Tim
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:49 am
by Bwcad1
loudwagon15s wrote:well, isnt it at least good for calculating port legnth?
Not in my opinion. the only real way to test port length is to test it. but thats just me. im sure many will argue but few have the experience. it gives you a decent idea but its not anywhere near exact. thats y you didnt see me use any computer programs to find the length in the buick. there are to many other factors that change the tuning. also most of the time your playing the cars resonant not the boxes.
An example i believe back when we did my Buick Winisd calculated a length of 10 inches for 32hz tuning it turned out to be around 36hz at that length
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:20 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
Well Ive been using it for years now.
Its not an end all be all program, some common sense is required.
I see people using it to graph SPL and such, and get a kick out of it.
All I use it for is port lengths and gain graphing. It gives me a rough idea of what the subs capable of in the box thats input.
I can tune a sub all day to 34 hz. But sometimes your vehicles are higher, say 45 Hz in the case of my Buick Century. So tuning to 45 Hz gave the best SPL. Then you have the downfall of loosing most of the Fs below 45 Hz though.
So like I said, common sense applies.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:57 pm
by smoker
i use the beta version. its a good starting point. ive had good luck with it but i usually end up modifiyiing the box
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:45 pm
by loudwagon15s
Not in my opinion. the only real way to test port length is to test it. but thats just me. im sure many will argue but few have the experience.
what exactly do you mean when you say test it? watch cone movement?